"backward pass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backward passes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} backward pass (plural backward passes)
  1. (American football) A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off. Hyponyms: lateral pass Coordinate_terms: forward pass

Inflected forms

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